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April 9, 2019

The UN’s Guterres continues to exploit Palestinian refugee narratives

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s favourite catchphrase — “There is no Plan B” — must be remembered every time he utters anything claiming to support Palestinian refugees. The two-state compromise...

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April 9, 2019

Sudan’s Bashir to attend Russia-Africa meeting in Sochi

Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir has accepted an invitation to attend the first Russian-African meeting which will take place in the Black Sea resort of Sochi in October. Sudan’s Ambassador...

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April 9, 2019

Iraq: Oil rich Basra struggle to tackle drug abuse problem filling its prisons

The southern Iraqi city of Basra is struggling to cope with a growing drug problem that has overcrowded prisons and strained police resources, only months after violent protests over...

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April 9, 2019

UN: Libya’s Tripoli hospitals report 47 dead in recent fighting

Health facilities near Tripoli have reported 47 people killed and 181 wounded in recent days as eastern forces seek to take Libya’s capital from an internationally-recognised government, the United...

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April 9, 2019

Algeria’s parliament appoints close associate of Bouteflika as interim president

Algeria’s parliament today appointed its upper house chairman Abdelkader Bensalah as interim president following the resignation of Abdelaziz Bouteflika after weeks of mass protests against his rule. Protesters, who...

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April 9, 2019

Palestinians unite in post-apartheid South Africa

In a move that promises to give strength to the Palestinian voice, a delegation of the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) is visiting South Africa for a ten-day study programme....

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April 9, 2019

Substance abuse in Egypt double international levels

Some 10.4 per cent of Egyptians use illicit drugs, double the international average, the head of a drugs rehabilitation hotline setup by the country’s Fund for Drug Control and Treatment...

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April 9, 2019

Tunisia, South Korea use drones for agricultural use

Tunisia, South Korea and African Development Bank yesterday signed a deal to establish a training centre for drones used for data collection to the enhance management of agricultural projects,...

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April 9, 2019

Tunisia calls for ‘immediate cessation of fighting’ in Libya’s Tripoli

Tunisia yesterday called for an “immediate cessation of fighting” in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, pressing all parties to seek a “peaceful and consensual solution”. “In light of the...

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April 9, 2019

Arab League calls for ‘international response’ to Netanyahu’s West Bank remarks

The Arab League (AL) yesterday called for “a decisive international response” to the recent statements made by the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on annexing the occupied Palestinian West...

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